Smartphone addiction and postural alterations in the cervical region in adolescents.

Objective: To evaluate smartphone addiction and postural alterations in the cervical region in adolescents.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with 281 adolescents (15 to 19 years old), attending the 1st to the 3rd grades of High School, carried out between September and October 2019 in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Data collection took place in two stages.

Gender and Violence in the Daily Routine of Community Health Workers in Fortaleza, Brazil.

Community Health Workers (CHWs) are the link between the Brazilian primary health care system and the community. Since CHWs live in the same neighborhoods they work, they are involved in what happens in the community, including observants and or potential targets of violence. However, it is not known if female and male CHWs perceive and suffer violence similarly.

Characteristics of the clinical treatment of Brazilian and French older adults with diabetes.

Objective: The study aimed to compare the drug therapy profile between French older adults with diabetes of the GERODIAB cohort and Brazilian older adults with diabetes assessed in a cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil.

Method: This quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 246 Brazilian people aged 65 and over receiving care through the Unified Health System in the city of Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil, who were compared to a sample of 987 French people aged 70 and over receiving care the Rouen University Center in France.

Results: The French participants treated for type 2 diabetes (T2D) with insulin alone, insulin + oral hypoglycemic agent (OHA) or OHA/GLP-1 analogue were older and presented higher mean values for body mass index, waist circumference and duration of diabetes in years.

Medical hiring formats in the Family Health Strategy and the performance of their core attributes.

The study aimed to investigate the perception of doctors about the different hiring methods and their influence on the performance of the PHC essential attributes to analyze the formats that best contribute to its implementation and strengthening. This is a quantitative, cross-sectional research using a semi-structured form with 268 doctors from the ESF in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. A unique sociodemographic profile was identified for each group evaluated, influencing the work process and opinions about hiring formats.

Dependence in instrumental activities of daily living and its implications for older adults' oral health.

We aimed to assess the association between dependence in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and oral health in older adults. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 280 people aged ≥60 years served at public primary health care centers in Northeastern Brazil. Sociodemographic, oral discomfort and general health data were collected.

Disorder of Sex Development: A Case of Late-Diagnosed Ovotestis and Its Postsurgical Follow-up.

Background: True hermaphroditism is characterized by the presence of both testicular and ovarian tissue. This case report aimed to describe a case of ovotestis in adolescents.

Case: A 17-year-old patient presented with undifferentiated genitalia.

Major depression and associated factors in institutionalized older adults.

This quantitative epidemiological study aimed to analyze the prevalence of major depression in 237 older adults aged 60 to 104 years living in long-term care facilities in a large city in the state of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. A sociodemographic questionnaire (age, gender, education, duration of institutionalization) was administered and the DSM-IV-TR was used as a reference for the clinical assessment of major depression. The Katz scale was used to classify dependence in activities of daily living and the Pfeffer scale was used to classify dependence in instrumental activities of daily living.

Clinical and epidemiological differences in diabetes: A cross-sectional study of the Brazilian population compared with the French GERODIAB cohort.

Aims: This study aimed to compare the sociodemographic and epidemiological profiles between Brazilian and French older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: Quantitative analytical study of 248 type 2 diabetes patients aged 65+ years receiving care in a center for integrated diabetes and hypertension care. The data were compared with the GERODIAB study conducted in France.

Nutritional assessment of older adults with diabetes mellitus.

Aims: We aimed to screen the nutritional status of older adults with diabetes mellitus, seeking to outline the needs of this population group considering their socioeconomic status.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of 246 diabetic people aged 65-94 years in Northeastern Brazil. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect sociodemographic, general health and lifestyle data.

What is the relative impact of primary health care quality and conditional cash transfer program in child mortality?

Objective: Evaluate how coverage and quality of primary health care (PHC) and a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program associate with child mortality in Brazil.

Methods: Multivariate linear regression models and least absolute shrinkage and selection estimator (LASSO) were utilized with the municipal level child mortality rate as the key dependent variable. PHC quality with PHC and CCT coverage were the independent variables.

Oral health of older people: tracking soft tissue injuries for the prevention of oral cancer.

Objective: To detect oral soft tissue injuries in older people.

Method: A quantitative analytical cross-sectional study conducted in Fortaleza, Ceará. Individual interviews addressed age, gender, marital status, income, and education.

Older adults' dependence in activities of daily living: Implications for oral health.

Objective: To assess the relationship between ADL and oral health status in older adults.

Design And Sample: Quantitative, analytical, cross-sectional research with 280 people aged ≥60 in public primary health care centers in the city of Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil.

Measures: Collection of sociodemographic data, oral discomfort data, and general health data and application of the Community Oral Health Indicator-COHI and the activities of daily living scale.

Subjective well-being and oral discomfort in older people.

Unlabelled: ABSTRACTBackground:The study aims to assess the relationship between oral discomfort and subjective well-being (SWB) in older people.

Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted in four Reference Centers for Social Welfare in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil. A census was held and individual interviews were carried out with all the older people (n = 246) enrolled in the centers.

Characterization and Prevalence of Elder Abuse in Brazil.

We aimed to assess the prevalence and characterize the profile of elder abuse in Brazil in this quantitative descriptive and exploratory study using a document analysis of cases of elder abuse against people aged 60 and over reported to Brazil's Notifiable Disease Information System () from 2009 to 2013. Association between age groups (older adults and non-older adults) and (a) characteristics of the victims (gender, age, and race), (b) characteristics of the violence (type of violence, place of occurrence, and repeated violence) and, (c) characteristics of the perpetrator (gender, suspected alcohol consumption, and victim-perpetrator relationship) were assessed using the chi-square test and odds ratios (OR) with a 95% confidence interval. Statistical significance was set at < .

Acute kidney injury in critically ill obstetric patients: a cross-sectional study in an intensive care unit in Northeast Brazil.

Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complication still poorly studied in the setting of obstetric patients, which is associated with increased mortality. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and risk factors of AKI among critically ill obstetric patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with all patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) due to obstetric complications, in Fortaleza, Brazil, in the period between January 2012 and December 2014.

Cytology-Based Screening During Antenatal Care as a Method for Preventing Cervical Cancer.

Background: Cervical cancer is one of the most serious threats to women’s lives. Therefore, the present study aimed to know the dynamics in the collection of cytologic samples during antenatal care as a method of cervical cancer screening and to identify the factors associated with its performance. Material and Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study carried out with pregnant and postpartum women in Fortaleza, Ceará, Northeastern Brazil.

Salivary flow and xerostomia in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Objectives: To assess salivary flow in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and its association with xerostomia.

Methods: Cross-sectional clinical study conducted with older patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for at least one year receiving treatment at the Integrated Center for Diabetes and Hypertension of Ceará (CIHD) in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. Oral clinical examination was carried out to assess the decayed, missing and filled teeth index (DMFT).

Assessment of Physical Therapy Strategies for Recovery of Urinary Continence after Prostatectomy.

Introduction: Urinary incontinence is a complication of radical prostatectomy. Pelvic floor exercises can facilitate recovery of continence after surgery; however, there is not sufficient evidence that physical therapy with biofeedback training is effective, particularly with respect to providing a faster recovery. Objective: To analyze the application of physical therapy techniques in the recovery of urinary incontinence after prostatectomy.

Factors associated with maternal death in an intensive care unit.

Objective:: To identify factors associated with maternal death in patients admitted to an intensive care unit.

Methods:: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a maternal intensive care unit. All medical records of patients admitted from January 2012 to December 2014 were reviewed.

Provision of Oral Health Care to Children under Seven Covered by Bolsa Família Program. Is This a Reality?

Unlabelled: Over the last decade, there has been a great improvement in the oral health of Brazilians. However, such a trend was not observed among five-year-old children. Dental caries are determined by the interplay between biological and behavioral factors that are shaped by broader socioeconomic determinants.

Brazilian adolescents' oral health trends since 1986: an epidemiological observational study.

Background: Oral health is part of general health, and in adolescence, it represents a good individual health indicator. Three country-based oral health epidemiological studies have been developed in Brazil (1986, 2003 and 2010). The objective of this study was to analyze oral disease trends among Brazilian adolescents and to compare these trends to the World Health Organization's goals with a focus on public health policies implemented between 1986 and 2010.

Prevalence of Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma in Elders Admitted to a Reference Hospital in Northeastern Brazil.

Objective: To know the prevalence and etiology of oral and maxillofacial trauma in elders.

Methods: Analytical quantitative cross-sectional study conducted at a public trauma hospital located in Fortaleza-Ceará, Brazil. The study population comprised patients with trauma who were hospitalized from April to August 2014.

Access to dental public services by disabled persons.

Background: According to the World Health Organization, one in every 10 people has a disability, and more than two-thirds of them do not receive any type of oral dental care. The Brazilian Constitution of 1988 guarantees all civilians including disabled people the right to healthcare, shaping the guidelines of the Brazilian National Health Care System (Sistema Único de Saúde--SUS). However, there is limited information about the true accessibility of dental services.

Hemodialysis-specific factors associated with salivary flow rates.

The saliva is important to maintain the integrity of tissues and teeth, besides having microbial activity. Hemodialysis (HD) patients usually have reduced salivary flow rate (SFR) and are exposed to all its associated complications. The aim of the present study was to identify HD-related factors associated with reduced SFR.